Sunday and Monday in Germany... and the aftermath

After breakfast at Suzanne's, we took a few trains to Frankfurt, snacked in cherry icecream and milch shakes at the airport while we waited for our bust to Frankfurt-Hahn, and checked into a Hotel across the street. As there is not much to do around the Frankfurt-Hahn airport, we went to the airport to people watch, shop, and grab some food. We chatted for awhile while Tom had a beer and then went back to the hotel to journal and watch Ice Age in German. The hotel was again really really nice. We couldn't believe how we had lucked out on accomodation the whole week. We never had to stay in a hostel, we always had our own room and our own bathroom, and we always always felt safe. We calculated how much money we spent (way too much) and then calculated how much money we had saved by staying at Johannes's house to make us feel better. After Tom and I had a little fight about be being too sassy to him, we drifted off to sleep.

Monday morning we woke up, packed up, and went to the airport to fly back to Ireland.

I can't believe how fast that last week went in Germany. It was seriously one of the best weeks of our lives, and we know we will never forget it. We miss Germany and our new German friends so much! We are definitely going back! Johannes said we should meet him in Berlin sometime, and he might even come and visit us here in Ireland next semester! It's been tough re-adjusting to life at Maynooth again. We can no longer avoid the papers and studying we should have been doing all semester. I had an anthropology test today (which went okay, I think), I have an English paper due next week that I haven't even thought about, and I have a sociology paper due the following week. But it doesn't make sense to stress about it. I am pretty sure that Saint Mary's prepared us well for the writing we will have to do here-- it doesn't seem like these Irish students even know the first thing about writing an essay-- so I think I will be fine.

Also, I got a part in one of the one-acts for the Drama Society's "First Timers Festival." I'm really excited! Hopefully I'll be able to meet some new people and get myself busy with something fun! Can't wait to get started!

Less than 10 days until my birthday, and I am dreading it. I don't want to turn 20! 20 is too old! I'll never be a teenager again! I don't want to grow up! I do, however, want to buy a party dress...